MILWAUKEE – With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to remain as relevant as ever in the weeks and months ahead. While it’s a fool’s errand to try and predict exactly how …
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By Gregg Wartgow, contributing writer for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) MILWAUKEE – The vision is there. Wouldn’t it be great if the entire jobsite –the general contractor, subs, designers, owners, equipment vendors and material suppliers – were all working in sync with the data that shifts with each …
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MILWAUKEE – While technology has been enhancing excavator performance for more than a decade, end-user demand for certain features has accelerated in the past few years. We talked with leading manufacturers to get their take on those innovations that provide the typical construction company with the best bang for the …
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By: CONEXPO-CON/AGG MILWAUKEE – Demolition is difficult, dirty, dangerous work. It is also necessary work. How best to keep workers safe in a demolition environment? Remove them from that environment. When the persons come out, the robots move in. Robotic demolition has been soaring in popularity. Demolition includes razing structures, …
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MILWAUKEE – If you want more uptime, lower overall operating costs, greater resale value, and a longer life for your skid steer, preventive maintenance (PM) is key. Experts from CONEXPO-CON/AGG staples Caterpillar, CASE, and Wacker Neuson have all the PM maintenance tips you need for skid steers. 1. MAKE IT …
Read More »By: Association of Equipment Manufacturers MILWAUKEE – Construction equipment manufacturers are embracing electric power. Most every major construction equipment manufacturer has electric vehicles (EVs) in their current production catalogue. Some of this is driven by corporate decisions to decrease the negative impact when it comes to climate change and …
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By: Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) MILWAUKEE – Fiscal stimulus has played a pivotal role in helping the U.S. economy recover. Over the next couple of years, though, additional proposals carry a lot of potential for the construction industry in particular. “We’ve included the American Jobs Plan (AJP) in our economic forecast,” …
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MILWAUKEE – AEM is looking forward to bringing the utility industry back together again in Louisville, Kentucky this fall at The Utility Expo. Set for Sept. 28-30 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, show attendees will be afforded the uniquely valuable opportunity to see, touch and learn about the latest tools …
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By: Mark Nesbitt, Nesbitt Training Mark Nesbitt is an independent certified coach, teacher and speaker with The John Maxwell Team, the founder of Nesbitt Training and active member of the aggregate community. MILWAUKEE – Most conscious shoppers instinctively know when they are shopping to look at the best before dates on a product …
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By Alastair Hayfield, senior research director at market research firm Interact Analysis Vehicle electrification is at the forefront of thinking as the world confronts the challenges posed by climate change. EV technology is moving apace. Though electrification has its strongest foothold in the light vehicle market, larger electric vehicles and …
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